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Phishing returned as the leading method attackers used to break into organizations in the first quarter of 2026, accounting for over a third of engagements where initial …

NFC-based payment fraud is expanding geographically and operationally. A campaign active since November 2025 is targeting Android users in Brazil using a new variant of the …

Google claims that its security teams work around the clock using its Gemini AI models to detect and stop harmful ads. “Bad actors are using generative AI to create …

“Unauthorized third parties may have been able to access certain booking information associated with your reservation,” email alerts sent out by Booking.com over …

Online crime continues to generate rising financial losses, with totals reaching $20.877 billion in 2025. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report shows a 26% …

In this Help Net Security video, Lenny Gusel, Head of Fraud Solutions in North America at Feedzai, explains how customer identity and access management has converged with …

US prosecutors have charged a Maryland man in connection with two hacks of the Uranium Finance cryptocurrency exchange that led to losses exceeding $50 million. Jonathan …

Google’s advanced flow for Android changes how apps from unverified developers are installed, adding steps to reduce scam-driven sideloading. The feature is aimed at …

Online fraud is reaching more victims and generating larger losses, driven by digital tools and organized networks operating across borders. Global trends in financial fraud …

An international law enforcement operation has taken down more than 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers linked to phishing, malware, and ransomware activity. The action …

Bitdefender researchers uncovered hundreds of scam campaigns promoted through Facebook ads that use fake news stories, celebrity impersonation, and redirect chains to funnel …

A vishing-as-a-service platform that helps scammers carry out so-called “press 1” scams is misusing text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities provided by AI voice …